US forces staged the audacious rescue of an airman behind enemy lines after Iran downed ⁠a fighter jet, officials said today, resolving a crisis for US President Donald Trump as he weighs escalating the war, now in its sixth week.

Weather warnings expired overnight as Storm Dave cleared northeastwards, leaving thousands of homes and businesses without power.

Follow live developments as the US rescued an airman caught behind enemy lines and strikes continue across the gulf region.

Talk of regime change in Iran ignores an inconvenient truth - there is nothing ready to replace the Islamic Republic, writes Edmund Heaphy.

The President and the Taoiseach will be among those attending the annual commemoration to mark the anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising which will take place on O'Connell Street in Dublin today.